left tibialis posterior
In 2 atlases
Definition
muscle in the most central of all the leg muscles
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Relations
- Origin
- posterior surface of tibia, medial surface of fibula, interosseous membrane of left leg
- Insertion
- sustentaculum tali, navicular tuberosity, tuberosity of cuboid bone, left lateral cuneiform bone, left medial cuneiform bone, left intermediate cuneiform bone, left second metatarsal bone, left third metatarsal bone, left fourth metatarsal bone
- Action
- plantar flexion the ankle, inversion of the foot
- Innervation
- left tibial nerve, interosseous nerve of leg
The 3D model shows 1 origin or insertion area of this muscle.
Neighbouring structures
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Identifiers
- FMA
- 65019
- Wikidata
- Q66561340
